2,6-Dimethyl-3N,5-disubstituted-4-(substituted phenyl)3,4-dihydropyrimidine compounds and a method for treating disorders of cardiocircular system

ABSTRACT

N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X 1 , X 2  and X 3  are the same or different and are hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylthio or lower alkoxy; 
     R 1  is (C 1  -C 13 ) straight or branched alkoxy, (C 4  -C 12 ) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C 5  -C 8 ) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C 1  -C 4 ) straight or branched alkyl, (C 3  -C 6 ) cycloalkyl, 
     --O--(CH 2 ) n  --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or (C 1  -C 3 ) haloalkyl, 
     --O--(CH 2 ) m  --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C 1  -C 3 ) alkyl, or 
     --O--(CH 2 ) l  --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; 
     R 2  is (C 1  -C 12 ) straight or branched alkyl, (C 4  -C 7 ) straight or branched alkenyl, --(CH 2 ) p  --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 4, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, ##STR2##  wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or --(CH 2 ) r  --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with the proviso that wherein R 1  is methoxy or ethoxy, R 2  is neither methyl nor ethyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof are useful as agents for treating disorders of the cardiovascular system, for example, hypotensive agents, agents for ameriolation of brain circulation and anti-angina pectoris agents. 
     Processes for producing the above compounds economically and effectively are also disclosed.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula: ##STR3## wherein X¹, X² and X³ are the same or different and are hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylthio or lower alkoxy; R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl, (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl,

--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1,2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₃) haloalkyl,

--O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1,2,3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or

--O--(CH₂)_(l) --C wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl;

R² is (C₁ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkyl, (C₄ -C₇) straight or branched alkenyl, --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, ##STR4## wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or --(CH₂)_(r) --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with the proviso that when R¹ is methoxy or ethoxy, R² is neither methyl nor ethyl, and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof; processes for preparing them; and their use as agents for treating disorders of cardiovascular system. Since the above N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula (1) have strong vasodilation effects and duration of the effects is long, said compounds can be used as agents for treating disorders of the cardio-vascular system, for example, hypotensors, agents for ameriolation of brain circulation and anti-anginapectoris agents.

BACKGROUND ART

Currently it has been found that calcium antagonists (Ca⁺⁺ antagonists) which had been spotlighted as new agents for treating disorders of the cardiovascular system have a variety of pharmacological effects and are active not only against hypertension, angina pectoris, brain circulation and metabolism incompleteness and arrhythmia but also for prevention of arterial sclerosis and increase in effects of carcinostatic agents. Therefore indications as to the benefits of Ca⁺⁺ antagonists continue to increase.

Ca⁺⁺ antagonists which have been known include Nifedipine, Nicardipine, Verapamil, Diltiazem and the like. Up to this day, however, dihydropyrimidine derivatives have not often been investigated. Only a few references disclose said derivatives. (For example refer to Silversmith, E. F. J. Org. Chem., 27, 4090 (1962), Nasipuri, D. et al., Synthesis 1073 (1982), Kashima, C. Tetrahedron Letters 209 (1982) and Japanese Patent Public Disclosure No. 73572/59 (Bayer A.G.).) This can be considered to be due to the instability and tautomerism of the dihydropyrimidine derivatives.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Since there is room for impreovement in the properties of the above mentioned known Ca⁺⁺ antagonists such as duration, organ-selectivity, stability against light, heat etc. and side effects, the inventors eagerly investigated them with a view to creating new Ca⁺⁺ antagonists having improved properties. As a result we found that N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula (1) are excellent in duration and stability and have strong vasodilative effects. We completed this invention on the basis of these observations.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This invention provides N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine of the formula (1) and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof and processes for their production: ##STR5## wherein X¹, X², X³, R¹ and R² are as defined above.

Compounds of the formula (1) of this invention are prepared by using dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula 2a, b and 2'a, b which are taumeric isomers: ##STR6## wherein X¹, X², X³, R¹ and R² are as defined above and Y is an alkali metal.

Dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula (2a) and (2b) have vasodilative effects too. In order to obtain compounds which are more chemically stable and have stronger effects, compounds of the formula (1) were synthesized. (Refer to Japanese Patent Public Disclosure No. 73572/84.)

The procesures for preparation of dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formulae 2a, b and 2'a, b are, for example, as follows:

A compound of the formula R² OH wherein R² is as defined above and an equivalent of diketene are heated together at 100° C.-200° C., preferably 120° C. for 30-60 minutes (But when R² is a nitrogen containing roup, the reaction proceeds at 0° C. or room temperature) to produce β-ketoester of the formula (3): ##STR7## wherein R² is as defined above.

The compound (3) can also be produced by treating a compound of the formula R² OH, wherein R² is as defined above, with diketene in the presence of a base at room temperature or 0° C., or by reacting the compound with diketene in the presence of sodium hydride or potassium hydride.

A benzylidene compound of the formula (4): ##STR8## wherein X¹, X², X³ and R² are as defined above can be obtained by condensation (dehydration) of β-ketoester (3) and arocyclic ring-substituted or unsubstituted benzaldehyde.

The benzylidene compound (4) is condensated with acetamidine or acetamidine hydrochloride to produce a tetrahydropyrimidine compound of the formula: ##STR9##

This condensation reaction is carried out in the presence of a base. Preferable bases to be used in this reaction include metal alkoxides and metal halides and preferable solvents are alcohols, ethers and dimethylformamide.

By substituting propylamidine or butylamidine for acetamidine or a salt thereof, tetrahydropyrimidine compounds (5) having ethyl group or propyl group at the position 2 are necessarily produced.

Processes to obtain compounds of the formulae (2a) and 2(b) from compounds of the formula (5) include, for example, (a) a process comprising hydrating a compound (5) by heating with p-toluenesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid or the like; (b) a process comprising mixing a compound (5) with not less than about 5 parts by weight, preferably about 10 parts by weight of an inorganic substance such as alumina, silica gel or molecular sieve, heating the mixture at 120°-200° C. for 15 minutes to 1 hr and extracting the mixture with an organic solvent; and (c) a process comprising dissolving a compound (5) in phosphorus oxychloride and heating the solution to hydrate the compound.

According to processes (a), (b) and (c) the dihydropyrimidine derivatives (2a) and (2b) are obtained in a yield of 40-70%, 20-50% and about 50% respectively. The derivatives can also be obtained by using an acid such as camphor-10-sulfonic acid or a lewis acid such as boron trifluoride ether complex to dehydrate a compound (5).

The product can be purified by conventional methods such as adsorption chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, partition chromatography, evaporation, recrystallization, etc. Alternatively the product can be crystallized as an inorganic acid salt thereof, such as hydrochloride, sulfate or phosphate or an organic acid salt thereof, such as oxalate, tartarate, succinate or maleate, and then purified by recrystallization.

The thus obtained dihydropyrimidines of the formulae (2) and (2b) which are tautomeric isomers and are disclosed in Patent Public Disclosure No. 73572/84 are converted to the compounds of this invention by using the following processes:

The compound represented by the formulae (2a) and (2b) is dissolved in an organic solvent such as hydrocarbon chloride, aromatic hydrocarbon or ether and is reacted with a carbonylhalide or an acylhalide of the formula ##STR10## wherein X is halogen, and R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl,

--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₃) haloalkyl,

--O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or

--O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl, or its equivalent, that is, acid anhydride or dialkyl carbonate in the presence of a base e.g. trialkylamine, sodium hydride or potassium hydride.

Alternatively the compound represented by the formulae (2a) and (2b) is converted to an alkali metal salt thereof represented by the formulae (2'a) and (2'b) with sodium hydride, potassium hydride or lithium hydride and is reacted with the compound of the formula ##STR11## wherein R¹ is methyl or ethyl, or its equivalent to produce the compound (1) of this invention. R¹ in N-substituent at the position 3 of the N-substituted 3,4-dihydropyrimidine derivatives (1) which can be synthesized according to the above methods includes, for example, methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, t-butoxy, iso-butoxy, n-pentyloxy, methylbutoxy, ethylpropoxy, n-hexyloxy, methylpentyloxy, ethylbutoxy, n-heptyloxy, methylhexyloxy, ethylpentyloxy, n-octyloxy, methylheptyloxy, ethylhexyloxy, n-nonyloxy, methyloctyloxy, ethylheptyloxy, n-decanyloxy, methylnonyloxy, ethylothyloxy, cyclopropylmethyloxy, cyclopropylethyloxy, cyclopropylopropyloxy, trichloroethoxy, trichloropropoxy, benzyloxy, aromatic ring substituted benzyloxy, methoxyethoxy, ethoxyethoxy, propoxyethoxy, dichloroethoxy, ethoxypropoxy, dimethylbutoxy, dimethylpentyloxy, dimethylhexyloxy, dimethylheptyloxy, dimethyloctyloxy, undecanyloxy, methyldecanyloxy, ethylnonyloxy, dimethylnonyloxy, cyclobutylmethoxy, cyclobutylethoxy, methoxypropoxy, methoxybutoxy, ethoxybutoxy, propoxypropoxy, phenylbutoxy, phenylpentyloxy, phenylhexyloxy, dodecanyloxy, tridecanoyloxy, cyclopropylethoxy, cyclopropylpropoxy, 2-butenyloxy, 4-octenyloxy, 3-methyl-2-octenyloxy, geranyloxy, 2-decenyloxy, 3,7-dimethyl-2-decenyloxy, 3-ethyl-7-methyl-2-decenyloxy, 4-pentynyloxy, 2-hexynyloxy, 2-heptynyloxy, 6-methyl-2-heptynyloxy, 3-heptynyloxy, 4-ethoxycarbonylphenyloxy, 4-propoxycarbonylphenyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenyloxy, 4-nitrophenyloxy, 3-nitrophenyloxy, 4-chlorophenyloxy, 3-chlorophenyloxy, 4-bromophenyloxy, 4-methoxyphenyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenyloxy, 4-ethoxyphenyloxy, phenyloxy, 4-methoxycarbonylphenylmethyloxy, 4-ethoxycarbonylphenylmethyloxy, 2-nitrophenylmethyloxy, 3-nitrophenyl-methyloxy, 4-nitrophenylmethyloxy, 3-chlorophenylmethyloxy, 4-chlorophenylmethyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylmethyloxy, 4-bromophenylmethyloxy, 3-methoxyphenylmethyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylmethyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenylmethyloxy, 4-propoxycarbonylphenylmethyloxy, benzyloxy, phenethyloxy, 3-methoxyphenylethyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylethyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenylethyloxy, 3-methoxycarbonylphenylethyloxy, 4-ethoxycaronylphenylethyloxy, 4-methoxycarbonylphenylethyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxycarbonylphenylethloxy, 3-chlorophenylethyloxy, 4-chlorophenylethyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylehyloxy, 4-bromophenylethloxy, 3,4-dibromophenylethyloxy, 3-nitrophenylethyloxy, 4-nitrophenylethyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenylethyloxy, phenylpropyloxy, 3-methoxyphenylpropyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylpropyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenylpropyloxy, 3-methoxycarbonylphenylpropyloxy, 4-methoxycarbonylphenylporpyloxy, 4-ethoxycarbonylphenylpropyloxy, 3-chlorophenylpropyloxy, 4-chlorophenylpropyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylpropyloxy, 4-bromophenylpropyloxy, 3-nitrophenylpropyloxy, 4-nitrophenylpropyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenylpropyloxy, phenylbutyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylbutyloxy, 3-ethoxyphenylbutyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenylbutyloxy, 4-chlorophenylbutyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylbutyloxy, 4-methoxycarbonylphenylbutyloxy, 4'-nitrophenylbutyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenylbutyloxy, phenylpentyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylpentyloxy, 4-ethoxyphenylpentyloxy, 3,4-dimethoxyphenylpentyloxy, 4-chlorophenylpentyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylpentyloxy, 4-nitrophenylpentyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenylpentyloxy, phenylhexyloxy, 4-methoxyphenylhexyloxy, 4-methoxycarbonylphenylhexyloxy, 4-chlorophenylhexyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylhexyloxy, 4-nitrophenylhexyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenylhexyloxy, phenylheptyloxy, 3-methoxyphenylheptyloxy, 4-chlorophenylheptyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenylheptyloxy, 4-nitrophenylheptyloxy, phenyloctyloxy, 4-methoxyphenyloxtyloxy, 4-chlorophenyloctyloxy, 3,4-dichlorophenyloctyloxy, 4-nitrophenyloctyloxy, 3,4-dinitrophenyloctyloxy, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, cyclopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, methylbutyl, hexyl, methylpentyl, hepty, methylhexyl, octyl, methylheptyl, nonyl, methylnonyl, methyloctyl, decanyl, cyclopropyl and cyclobutyl.

And the substituent at the position 5, R² includes cyclopropylmethyl, cyclopropylethyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclobutylethyl, methylphenylaminoethyl, ethylphenylaminoethyl, methylphenylaminopropyl, methylphenylaminobutyl, ethylphenylaminobutyl, diphenylaminoethyl, dimethylaminoethyl, dimethylaminopropyl, methylbenzylaminoethyl ethylbenzylaminoethyl, methylbenzylaminopropyl, ethylbenzylaminopropyl, methylbenzylaminobutyl, methylphenethylaminoethyl, methylmethoxycarbonylaminoethyl, ethylmethoxycarbonylaminoethyl, methylmethoxycarbonylaminopropyl, methylethoxycarbonylaminoethyl, ethylethoxycarbonylaminoethyl, methylisopropylaminoethyl, diisopropylaminoethyl, methoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, phenoxymethyl, ethoxymethyl, ethoxyethyl, phenoxyethyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, secbutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, 3-methylbutyl, 2-methylbutyl, hexyl, 4-methylpentyl, 3-methylpentyl, 2-ethylbutyl, heptyl, 5-methylhexyl, 4-methylhexyl, 3-ethylpentyl, octyl, 6-methylheptyl, 4-ethylhexyl, 3,3-dimethylhexyl, 2-butenyl, 3-butenyl, 3-pentenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 2-pentenyl, 2-hexenyl, 3-hexenyl, 4-methyl-3-hexenyl, 3-methyl-2-hexenyl, 2-heptenyl, 3-methyl-2-hexenyl, 5-methyl-4-hexenyl, cyclopropylmethyl, cyclopropylethyl, cyclopropylpropyl, cyclobutylmethyl, cyclobutylethyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cyclopentylethyl, cyclopentylpropyl and the like.

After the above reaction, the products of the formula (1) of this invention can be purified by using conventional methods such as adsorption column chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography or recrystallization. Alternatively, the products can be treated with an inorganic acid such as hydrochlorin acid, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid, or an organic acid such as oxalic acid, succinic acid or malic acid to convert them to salts thereof and then can be purified by recrystallization, adsorption chromatography or ion-exchange chromatography.

The thus obtained compound of the formula (1) of this invention should long-term duration, strong vasodilative and hypotensive effects in pharmacological tests according to Langendorff's method and others wherein anesthetized dogs were used.

That is, the compounds of this invention have excellent coronary-vasodilative effects in guinea pigs and improve blood circulation through the vertebral arteries of dogs and reduce the resistance of vertebral arteries and systemic blood pressure in dogs.

Thus, the compounds are useful as agents for treating coronary impairments, brain circulation incompetence and hypertension.

The compounds (1) of this invention can be administered alone or in combination with excipients in a variety of dosage forms such as tables, troches, pills, granules, powders, capsules, ampules, suppositories and the like. The excipients include, for example, starch, dexstrin, sucrose, lactose, silic acid, carboxymethylcellulose, cellulose, geratin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, glycerin, agar, calcium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, paraffin, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid esters, kaolin, bentonite, talc, calcium stearate, magnecium stearate, polyethyleneglycol, water, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, propyleneglycol and the like.

For parenteral administration, the compounds of this invention are connected into water soluble salts thereof and the salts are dissolved in sterile distilled water or sterile physiological saline and are filled in ampules to be used for injection. If necessary, stabilizing agents and/or buffering agents can be included in the ampules.

For oral administration, optimum dose range of the compound (1) of this invention is 5-500 mg per day. Of course, this dose range can be suitably changed depending upon the characteristics of the subjects including age, response, weight, severity of disease etc.

The present invention is illustrated by the following examples. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific detailes of these examples. Unless otherwise specified, all specified temperatures are in °C.

The compounds of this invention shown in the following examples can easily be converted to salts thereof by dissolving them in a suitable solvent, for example, an ether or an alcohol, and treating the solution with a solution of an inorganic or organic acid at room temperature.

EXAMPLE 1 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3N-octyloxycarbonyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

172 mg of 60% Suspension of sodium hydride in oil (4.3 millimole) was in parts added to a solution of 1.0 g (3.3 millimole) of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)dihydropyrimidine in 30 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran at 0° C. and then 9.8 ml (50 millimole) of n-octyl chloroformate was added. The reaction solution was stirred at room temperature for 45 minutes and concentrated under reduced pressure to about half volume. Water was added to the concentrate and it was extracted with chloroform. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain the residue.

After the residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography (eluant: chloroform) to obtain 1.5 g (99% yield) of title compound.

EXAMPLE 2 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-N-(2,2,2-trichloroethyoxycarbonyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

1.0 g (3.3 millimole) of 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)dihydropyrimidine was dissolved in 20 ml of chloroform and 2 ml of triethyl amine (14.3 millimole) was added to the solution with stirring and then 0.9 ml (6.54 millimole) of 2,2,2-trichloroethoxychloroformate was added dropwise. After stirring for one hour, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography (eluant: methylene chloride) to obtain 0.71 g (45% yield) of title compound.

EXAMPLE 3 3-N-cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

408 mg of 50% Suspension of sodium hydride in oil (8.5 millimole) was suspended in 4 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. To the suspension a solution of 612 mg (8.5 millimole) of cyclopropylcarbinol in 4 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added at 0° C. and the solution was stirred at room temperature for ten minutes. To the solution 0.5 ml (4.2 millimole) of trichloromethyl chloroformate (phosgene dimer) was slowly added dropwise and the mixture was further stirred at room temperature for twenty five minutes.

On the other hand, 45 mg of 50% suspension of sodium hydride (0.94 millimole) in oil was suspended in 3 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. To the suspension 259 mg (0.85 millimole) of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)dihydropyrimidine in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise with stirring. The mixture was stirred for further 5 minutes. To the solution the above reaction mixture of the above sodium hydride, cyclopropylcarbinol and trichloromethyl chloroformate was added at 0° C. After 15 minutes, saturated NaCl solution was added to the mixture and it was extracted with chloroform. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was purified on silica gel by thin layer chromatography (developer: chloroform/methanol 10:1) to obtain 122 mg (36% yield) of title compound.

EXAMPLES 4-14

By using the process described in Example 1, products as shown in the following table were obtained from apropriate starting compounds.

Yield data and physicochemical data identifying the products are shown in Table 1.

    TABLE 1       ##STR12##           Properties        (Recrystalliza- IR spectrum   ○A  High      resolution mass spectrum Ex. No. Compound Yield (%) tion solvents)      (CHCl.sub.3, cm.sup.-1) NMR spectrum (CDCl.sub.3, δ)  ○B      Analysis         1 R.sup.1 =n-octyloxy 99 oil 1730, 1705 0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.23(3H,t,      ○A  Calculated for   R.sup.2 =ethyl    J=7Hz, 1.2-1.3(10H,m),      1.6-1.7  C.sub.24 H.sub.33 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 459.5448  X.sup.1 =2-nitro        (2H,m), 2.36(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),  Found: 459.5450  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H        4.14(2H,t,J=7Hz), 4.17(2H,q,      J=7Hz), 6.87(1H,s), 7.4-7.8(4H,m)  2      R.sup.1 =2,2,2- 45 m.p. 115-117° 1750, 1710 1.23(3H,t,J=7Hz),      2.40(3H,s),  ○A  Calculated for  trichlorethoxy  (benzene.hexane)      (determined 2.47(3H,s), 4.15(2H,q,J=7Hz),  C.sub.18 H.sub.18 N.sub.3      O.sub.6 Cl.sub.3 : 4718.7184  R.sup.2       =ethyl   by KBr method) 4.67(1H,d,J=12Hz), 5.00(1H,d,  Found: 478.7190      X.sup.1 =2-nitro    J=12Hz), 6.90(1H,s), 7.23-7.80  X.sup.2, X.sup.3 =H        (4H,m)  3 R.sup.1       =cyclopro- 36 m.p. 97-98° 1720, 1700 0.25-0.40(2H,m), 0.55-0.65(2      H,m)  ○A        Calculated for  pylmethoxy  (ether.hexane)  1.05-1.20(1H,m), 1.23(3H,t,        C.sub.20 H.sub.23 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 401.1539  R.sup.2 =ethyl      J=7Hz), 2.36(3H,s), 2.46(3H,brS),  Found: 401.1526  X.sup.1 =2-nitro      3.85-4.25(4H,m), 6,89(1H,brS),  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    7.38-7.80(4H,m)      4 R.sup.1       =n-propyloxy 91 m.p. 78.2-79.2° 1730, 1705 0.94(3H,t,J=7Hz),      1.23(3H,t,  ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl  (ether.hexone)      J=7Hz), 1.73(2H,tq,J=7Hz),  C.sub.19 H.sub.24 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 390.4180       X.sup.1 =2-nitro    2.35(3H,s), 2.45(3H,s), 4.11(2H,  Found: 390:4183      X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 H    t,J=7Hz), 4.13(2H,q,J=7Hz),      6.88(1H,s),      7.4-7.8(4H,m)  5 R.sup.1       =2-methylpropyloxy 99 oil 1720, 1705 0.92(6H,d,J=7Hz), 1.24(3H,t,      ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl    J=7Hz), 1.9-2.1(1H,m),      2.36(3H,  C.sub.20 H.sub.25 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 403.4370  X.sup.1 =2-nitro         s), 2.46(3H,s), 3.98(1H,d,J=7Hz),  Found: 403.4371  X.sup.2, X.sup.3      =H    4.00(1H,d,J=7Hz), 4.16(2H,d,J=      7Hz), 6.90(1H,s), 7.4-7.8(4H,m)        6 R.sup.1       =n-butoxy 96 m.p. 101-103° 1720, 1700 0.94(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.23(3H,t      ,  ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl  (as HCl salt  J=7Hz),      1.3-1.4(2H,m), 1.67(2H,  C.sub.20 H.sub.25 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 403.4370      X.sup. 1 =2-nitro  methanol.ether)  tt,J=7Hz), 2.34(3H,s), 2.45(3H,      Found: 403.4368  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 H    s), 4.15(2H,t,J=7Hz), 4.18(2H,q,          J=7Hz), 6.87(1H,s), 7.3-7.8(4H,m)  7 R.sup.1 =n-penthloxy 90 m.p.      85-95° 1770, 1710 0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.24(3H,t,  ○A      Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl  (as HCl salt (determined J=7Hz),      1.20-1.35(4H,m),  C.sub.21 H.sub.27 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 417.4640  X.sup.1      =2-nitro  acetone ether) by KBr method 1.70(2H,tt,J=7Hz), 2.76(3H,s),      Found: 4.174620  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    3.11(3H,s) 4.11-4.39(4H,m),      7.13(1H,s), 7.52-7.95(4H,m)  8 R.sup.1 =n-hexyloxy 99 oil 1720, 1700      0.88(3H,brt,J=7Hz), 1.23(3H,t,  ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2      =ethyl    J=7Hz), 1.20-1.45(8H,m),  C.sub.22 H.sub.29 N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :      431.4909  X.sup.1 =2-nitro-    1.50-1.85(2H,m), 2.35(3H,s),  Found:      431.4919  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 H    2.45(3H,brs), 4.00-4.35(4H,m),      6.87(1H,s), 7.35-7.90(4H,m)  9 R.sup.1 =ethylhexyloxy 63 oil 1720      0.88(6H,brt,J=7Hz), 1.20-1.40  ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl         (11H,m), 1.60-1.75(1H,m),  C.sub.24 H.sub.33 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :      459.2368  X.sup.1=2-nitro    2.33(3H,s), 2.46(3H,brs),  Found: 459.2373      X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    3.90-4.25(4H,m), 6.88(1H,s),      7.35-7.80(4H,m)      10 R.sup.1 32 2-(methoxy)ethoxy 48 m.p. 117-118° 1730, 1710      1.23(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.35(3H,s),  ○B  Calculcated for  R.sup.2      =ethyl  (as HCl salt  2.45(3H,d,J=0.8Hz), 3.37(3H,s),  C.sub.19 H.sub.24      ClN.sub.3 O.sub.7 X.sup.1 =2-nitro  ethanol.ether)  3.55-3.72(2H,m),      4.05-4.25(3H,m),  C(%) H(%) N(%) X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    4.40-4.50(3H,m)      (HCl salt): 51.64 5.48 9.51     6.89(1H,brS), 7.38-7.80(4H,m) Found:      51.81 5.34 9.62 11 R.sup.1       =benzyloxy 64 oil 1730, 1710 1.22(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.30(3H,s),  ○A       Calculated for   R.sup.2 =ethyl    2.43(3H,s), 4.10-4.20(2H,m),      C.sub.23 H.sub.23 N.sub.3 O.sub.6  X.sup.1       =2-nitro    5.11(1H,d,J=12Hz), 5.28(1H,d,  (HCl salt): 437.4547      X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    J=12Hz), 6.87(1H,s),  Found: 437.4550      7.34-7.78(4H,m) 12 R.sup.1       =n-heptyloxy 86 oil 1730, 1710 0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.23(3H,t,  ○A      Calculated for  R.sup.2 =ethyl    J=7Hz), 1.24-1.35(8H,m),  C.sub.23      H.sub.31 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 445.2202  X.sup.1       =2-nitro    1.64-1.73(2H,m), 2.34(3H,s),  Found: 445.2226  X.sup.2      =X.sup.3       =H    2.45(3H,s) 4.05-4.26(4H,m),      6.87(1H,s), 7.36-7.77(4H,m) 13      R.sup.1=n-heptyloxy 79 oil 1730, 1700 0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.07(3H,d,      ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2       =i-propyl    J=6Hz), 1.29(3H,d,J=6Hz),  C.sub.24 H.sub.33 N.sub.3      O.sub.6 : 459.2358  X.sup.1 =2-nitro    1.23-1.35(8H,m), 1.64-1.73      Found: 459.2364  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H    (2H,m), 2.32(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),          4.07-4.28(2H,m), 4.98-5.07(1H,      m), 6.87(1H,s), 7.36-7.78(4H,m)      14 R.sup.1 =n-heptyloxy 83 oil 1730, 1700 0.80(3H,t,J=7Hz), 0.88(3H,t,      ○A  Calculated for  R.sup.2 n-propyl    J=7Hz), 1.20-1.38(8H,m),      C.sub.24 H.sub.33 N.sub.3 O.sub.6 : 459.2369  X.sup.1 =2-nitro      1.57-1.73(4H,m), 2.33(3H,s),  Found: 459.2370  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H      2.47(3H,s), 4.20-4.30(4H,m),      6.87(1H,s), 7.36-7.77(4H,m)

EXAMPLE 15 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-propionyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

1.00 g (3.30 millimole) of 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2.6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine was dissolved in 15 ml of chloroform. To the solution, 2 ml of triethylamine (14.3 millimole) was added with stirring and then 0.4 g (4.32 millimole) of propionyl chloride was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 40 minutes and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography and recrystallized from benzene/hexane to obtain 0.69 g (58% yield) of title compound.

EXAMPLE 16

By using the same procedure was Example 12 except that acetyl chloride was used in place of propionyl chloride, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-acetyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine was obtained.

EXAMPLE 17

3-Cyclopropionyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-2.6-dimethyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

0.2 g of 60% Suspension of sodium hydride (5 millimole) in oil was suspended in 10 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. To the solution 1 g (3.3 millimole) of 5-ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine in 10 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added at 0° C. and the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes. To this solution 1.1 g (10.5 millimole) of cyclopropylcarbonylchloride dissolved in 10 ml of anhydrous tetrahyrofuran was added at 0° C. and stirred for one hour.

To the reaction solution chloroform was added and the solution was washed with 2% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and then saturated NaCl solution. The organic phase was dried and concentrated and the residue was purified on silica gel by chromatography (developer:chloroform) to obtain crystals. The crystals were recrystallized from ether to obtain 0.703 g (57% yield) of title compound as light yellow prismatic crystals.

Yield and physicochemical data of the products obtained in Examples 15-17 are shown in Table 2.

                                      TABLE 2                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR13##                                                                                     Properties                          ○A  High                                                              resolution                   Ex.        Yield                                                                               (Recrystalliza-                                                                         IR spectrum                 mass spectrum             No.                                                                               Compound                                                                               (%)  tion solvents)                                                                          (CHCl.sub.3, cm.sup.-1)                                                                 NMR spectrum (CDCl.sub.3,                                                                        ○B  Analysis        __________________________________________________________________________     15 R.sup.1 = ethyl                                                                        58   m.p.     1705, 1690                                                                              1.18(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.26(3H,t,                                                                     ○A  Calculated                                                        for - R.sup.2 =                                                                ethyl  153-155° (                                                       determined J=7Hz),                                                             2.36(3H,s),                                                                    2.42(3H,s), C.sub.18                                                           H.sub.21 N.sub.3                                                               O.sub.5 : 359.3837              X.sup.1 = 2-nitro                                                                           (benzene.hexane)                                                                        by KBr   (2H,m), 6.84(1H,s),                                                                            Found: 359.3831                 X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H   method)  7.30- 7.72(4H,m)                             16 R.sup.1 = methyl                                                                       99   m.p.     1700     1.26(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.35(3H,s),                                                                   ○B   Calculated                                                        for                             R.sup.2 = ethyl                                                                             105-107°   2.36(3H,s), 2.44(3H,brS),                                                                      C.sub.17 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.5 :               X.sup.1 = 2-nitro                                                                           (ether)           4.10-4.30(2H,m), 6.83(1H,brS),                                                                 C(%) H(%) N(%)                  X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H          7.32-7.78(4H,m) 59.125.5512.17                                                                 Found: 59.17 5.50                                                              11.97                        17 R.sup.1 = cyclo-                                                                       57   m.p.     1700     0.95-1.10(3H,m), 1.23(3H,t,                                                                      ○B  Calculated                                                        for                             propyl       138-139°   J=7Hz), 1.35-1.45(1H,m),                                                                       C.sub.19 H.sub.21                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.5                 R.sup.2 = ethyl                                                                             (ether)           1.78-1.90(1H,m), 2.40(3H,s),                                                                   C(%) H(%) N(%)                  X.sup.1 = 2-nitro              2.47(3H,brS), 4.05-4.25(2H,m),                                                                 61.445.7011.32                  X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H          6.91(1H,s), 7.35-7.80(4H,m)                                                                    Found: 61.25 5.71            __________________________________________________________________________                                                       10.94                   

EXAMPLE 18 2,6-Dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-(2-N-methoxy-N-benzyl)aminoethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

(a) 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethanol

4.7 ml (39.5 millimole) of Benzyl bromide was added to a solution of 2.96 g (39.5 millimole) of 2-methylaminoethanol in 15 ml of triethylamine at 0° C. and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hrs. Water was added to the mixture and it was extracted with chloroform. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to obtain 5.38 g (83% yield) of 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethanol.

(b) 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethyl acetoacetate

0.47 ml (6.06 millimole) of Diketene was carefully added to 1.0 g (6.06 millimole) of 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethanol chilled at 0° C. with stirring. The reaction completed in an instance to produce 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethyl acetoacetate in a yield of 100%.

(c) 2'-Nitrobenzylidene-2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethyl acetoacetate

860 mg (5.7 millimole) of o-nitrobenzaldehyde and 1.4 g (6 millimole) of 2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethylacetoacetate were dissolved in 4 ml of benzene. 0.06 ml (0.57 millimole) of Piperidine was added to the solution and the mixture was heated for 15 hrs in a Dean-Stark apparatus to hydrate it. The solvent and the base were removed by distillation and the residue was subjected to column chromatography on silica gel to produce 1.74 g (80% yield) of title product.

(d) 2,6-Dimethyl-5-[2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)aminoethoxycarbonyl]-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine

3.0 g (31.8 millimole) of acetamidine hydrochloride was added to 40 ml of t-butanol and 3.56 g (31.8 millimole) of t-butoxy potassium was added to the mixture at room temperature. To the mixture a solution of 9.33 g (24.4 millimole) of 2'-nitrobenzylidene-2-(N-methyl-B-benzyl)aminoethyl acetoacetate in 50 ml of t-butanol was added at 0° C. After stirring for 30 minutes, saturated aqueous NaCl solution was added to the mixture and it was extracted with chloroform. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to obtain the residue, 9.4 g. 1.08 g of the residue was dissolved in a small amount of chloroform. 10 g of 300 mesh aluminum powder (Wako Junyaku K.K.) was added to the solution and the mixture was homogenized and evaporated.

The aluminum powder was heated at 120° C. for 30 minutes and eluted with chloroform/methanol (5:4). The crude product was purified by aluminum column chromatography (eluant: chloroform) to obtain 0.35 g (37% yield) of title product.

(e) 2,6-Dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-[2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)]aminoethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

74 mg of 50% Suspension of sodium hydride (1.53 millimole) in oil was suspended in 2 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. To the suspension a solution of 498 mg (1.18 millimole) of 2,6-dimethyl-5-[2-(N-methyl-N-benzyl)]aminoethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine in 10 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added under an argon stream at 0° C. After 5 minutes, the reaction mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for further 5 minutes.

To the reaction mixture 137 μl (1.77 millimole) of ethyl chloroformate was added. And saturated aqueous NaCl solution was added to the mixture and it was extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was dried and evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue was dried and evaporated under thin layer chromatography (developer:chloroform:acetone 3:1) to obtain 228 mg (39% yield) of present title product.

EXAMPLE 19 2,6-Dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

(a) Cyclopropylmethyl acetoacetate

(i) To 13.2 g (179 millimole) of cyclopropyl-carbinol dissolved in 18.1 g (179 millimole) of triethylamine was slowly added 14 ml (179 millimole) of diketene at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 10 minutes and at room temperature for 30 minutes, diluted with 3% aqueous HCl solution and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated under the reduced pressure to obtain 24 g of cyclopropylmethyl acetoacetate as an oil.

(ii) To 1.0 g (13.9 millimole) of cyclopropylcarbinol was added 1.09 ml (13.9 millimole) of diketene and the mixture was heated at 120° C. for 2 hours to obtain almost quantitatively cyclopropyl methylacetoacetate.

(b) 2-Nitrophenylbenzylidene-cyclopropyl methylacetoacetate

8.2 g (52.6 millimole) of Cyclopropyl methylacetoacetate and 6.6 g (43.8 millimole) of orthonitrobenzaldehyde were dissolved in 55 ml of benzene and 0.44 ml (4.38 millimole) of piperidine was added to the solution and it was dehydrated by refluxing for 15 hrs in a Dean-Stark apparatus. After removing the solvent and base under reduced pressure, the residue was purified on silica gel by chromatography to obtain 6.14 g (49%) of title product.

(c) 2,6-Dimethyl-5-cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)dihydropyrimidine

1.73 g (15.5 millimole) of t-Butoxy potassium was added to 1.46 g (15.5 millimole) of acetamidine hydrochloride in 12 ml of t-butanol. After 5 minutes, a solution of 3.44 g (11.9 millimole) of 2-nitrophenylbenzylidene-cyclopropyl methylacetoacetate in 24 ml of t-butanol was added and stirred for 1.5 hrs at room temperature. The mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous NaCl solution and extracted with CHCl₃. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to remove the solvent to obtain 3.18 g of the residue.

The residue was dissolved in 30 ml of benzene 3.48 g (18.33 millimole) of Paratoluenesulfonic acid was added and refluxed for one hour. The solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography (developer:chloroform/methanol (10:1)) to obtain 880 mg (29% yield) of title produce.

(d) 2,6-Dimethyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-5-cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

270 mg (0.82 millimole) of 2,6-Dimethyl-5-cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine in 4 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran was added to 47 mg (0.98 millimole) of sodium hydride as 50% suspension in oil and stirred at room temperature for 5 minutes. Ethyl chloroformate (120 μl), 1.32 millimole) was added and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The reaction solution was diluted with saturated aqueous NaCl solution and extracted with chloroform. The extract was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure to remove the solvent. The residue was purified on silica gel by thin layer chromatography (developer:chloroform/acetone 10:1, eluant : chloroform/methanol 4:1) to obtain 196 mg (yield 60%) of title compound.

EXAMPLE 20 5-Cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-3-n-heptyloxycarbonyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

5-Cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine (0.50 g, 1.52 millimole) prepared in Example 19 in 10 ml of anhydrous dioxane was added at room temperature to a suspension of 1 g (20.8 millimole) of sodium hydride (as 50% suspension in oil) in 5 ml of anhydrous dioxane and stirred for 30 minutes. 0.30 g (1.68 millimole) of n-Heptyl chloroformate was added dropwise, stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and chilled to 0° C. Water was added and extracted with ether. The extract was washed with water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to obtain the crude product (0.68 g). It was purified on silica gel be column chromatography (eluant:benzene) to obtain 400 mg (56% yield) of title compound.

Yield (%) and physicochemical data of products obtained in Examples 18-20 are shown in the following Table 3.

EXAMPLES 21-37

By the method of Example 18, the following products were obtained from the appropriate starting materials. Yield (%) and physicochemical data of the products are also shown in Table 3.

                                      TABLE 3                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR14##                                                                                         Properties                                                                     (Recrystal-                                                Ex.            Yield                                                                               lization                                                                             IR spectrum                                                                           NMR spectrum (CDCl.sub.3, δ                                                                High resolution             No.                                                                               Compound    (%)  solvents)                                                                            (cm.sup.-1)                                                                           270 MHz           mass                        __________________________________________________________________________                                                        spectrum                    18 R.sup.1 = ethoxy                                                                           39   m.p.  1730, 1710                                                                            1.32(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.12(3H,s),                                                                    Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = methylbenzyl-                                                                         83-84°                                                                        (film) 2.34(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s), 2.68                                                                     C.sub.26 H.sub.30                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :                                                              494.2166                       aminoethyl       (ethyl       m), 3.42(1H,d,J=14Hz),                                                                           Found: 494.2198                X.sup.1 = 2-nitro                                                                               acetate.     J=14Hz), 4.26(4H,m), 6.87(1H,                    X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H                                                                           hexane)      brs), 7.19-7.78(4H,m)                         19 R.sup.1 = ethoxy                                                                           60   m.p.  1730, 1700                                                                            0.18(2H,m), 1.10(1H,                                                                             Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                     97-97.5°                                                                      (chloro-                                                                              m), 1.33(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.36(3H,s)                                                                 C.sub.20 H.sub.23                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              401.1588                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro                                                                               (ether.                                                                              form   2.47(3H,brs), 3.93(2H,m),                                                                        Found: 401.1590                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H                                                                           hexane)      4.26(2H,m), 6.90(1H,s),                                                        7.36-7.83(4H,m)                               20 R.sup.1 = n-heptyloxy                                                                      55   oil   1720, 1710                                                                            0.20-0.55(4H,m), 0.88(3H,t,                                                                      Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              J=7Hz), 1.05-1.15(1H,m),                                                                         C.sub.25 H.sub.33                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              471.5560                       X.sup.1 = 3-nitro      form)  1.35(8H,m), 1.70-1.80(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 471.5541                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.43(3H,s), 2.47(3H,s), 3.90-                                                  4.01(2H,m), 4.27(2H,t,J=7Hz),                                                  6.29(1H,s), 7.28-8.17(4H,m)                   21 R.sup.1 = methoxy                                                                          40   oil   1740, 1710                                                                            2.08(3H,brs), 2.34(3H,s),                                                                        Calculated for                 F.sup.2 = methylbenzyl-                                                                               (chloro-                                                                              2.46(3H,brs), 2.69(2H,m),                                                                        C.sub.25 H.sub.28                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :                                                              480.2006                       aminoethyl             form)  3.42(1H,d,J= l 3.47(1H,d,                                                                        Found: : 480.1958              X.sup.1 = 2-nitro             J=11Hz), 3.77(3H,s), 4.26(2H,m),                 X.sup.2 = X.sub.3 = H         6.81(1H,s), 71.8-7.76(4H,m)                   22 R.sup.1 = 2-ethylhexyl                                                                     36   oil   1720, 1700                                                                            0.86(6H,m), 1.20-1.45(9H,m),                                                                     Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = methylbenzyl-                                                                               (chloro-                                                                              2.12(3H,s), 2.33(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.32 H.sub.42                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :                                                              578.3102                       aminoethyl             form)  2.45(3H,s), 2.70(2H,brt),                                                                        Found: 578.3072                X.sup. = 2-nitro              3.45(2H,m), 4.00-4.35(4H,m),                     X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         6.84(1H,s), 7.18-7.75(4H,m)                   23 R.sup.1 = ethoxy                                                                           37   oil   1730, 1700                                                                            1.20(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.32(3H,t,                                                                     Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = ethylethoxy- (chloro-                                                                              J=7Hz), 2.33(3H,s), 2.43(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.22 H.sub.28                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :                                                              476.1907                       carbonylaminoethyl     form)  2.74(3H,s), 3.35-3.68(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 476.1943                X.sup.1 = 2-nitro             3.88-4.43(6H,m), 6.88(1H,brs),                   X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         7.20-7.80(4H,m)                               24 R.sup.1 =  ethoxy                                                                          64   m.p.  1720, 1705                                                                            1.33(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.35(3H,s),                                                                    Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = 2-methoxyethyl                                                                        85.5-86.5°                                                                    (chloro-                                                                              2.46(3H,s), 3.27(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.19 H.sub.23                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.7 :                                                              405.4095                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  35Hz), 4.19(2H,t, Found: 405.4099                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         J=5Hz), 4.26(2H,q,J=7Hz),                                                      6.89(1H,s), 7.3-8.1(4H,m)                     25 R.sup.1 = 2-methyl-                                                                        76   oil   1730, 1720                                                                            0.92(6H,d,J=6.6Hz), 1.85-2.15                                                                    Calculated for                 propyloxy              (chloro-                                                                              (1H,m),2.35(3H,s), 2.45(3H,s),                                                                   C.sub.21 H.sub.27                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.7 :                                                              433.4634                       R.sup.2 = 2-methoxyethyl                                                                              form)  3.28(3H,s), 3.56(2H,t,J=4.5Hz),                                                                  Found: 433.4633                X.sup.1 = 2-nitro             3.94(1H,d,J=7Hz), 3.98(1H,d,                     X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         J=7Hz), 4.22(2H,t,J=4.5Hz),                                                    6.85(1H,s), 7.4-7.8(4H,m)                     26 R.sup.1 = 2-ethylhexyloxy                                                                  22   oil   1730, 1710                                                                            0.86(6H,brt,J=7Hz), 1.20-1.75                                                                    Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = 2-phenoxyethyl                                                                              (chloro-                                                                              (9H,m), 2.33(3H,s), 2.47(3H,brs),                                                                C.sub.30 H.sub.37                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.7 :                                                              551.2632                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  4.00-4.20(4H,m), 4.38-4.55(2H,m),                                                                Found: 551.2638                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         6.72-7.65(9H,m), 6.88(1H,brs)                 27 R.sup.1 = 2-methoxyethyloxy                                                                78   oil   1730, 1700                                                                            0.03-0.63(4H,m), 0.90-1.05(1H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              2.30(3H,s), 2.40(3H,d,J=1Hz),                                                                    C.sub.21 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.7 :                                                              431.1693                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  3.30(3H,s), 3.58(2H,m),                                                                          Found: 431.1725                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         m), 4.21(2H,m), 6.02(1H,brs),                                                  7.20-7.80(4H,m)                               28 R.sup.1 = n-nonyloxy                                                                       16   oil   1720, 1700                                                                            0.07-0.18(2H,m), 0.45-0.50(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              0.86(3H,t,J=6.6Hz), 1.10-1.60                                                                    C.sub.27 H.sub.37                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              499.6099                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  (1H,m), 1.20-1.40(12H,m),                                                                        Found: 499.6129                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         (2H,m), 2.39(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                3.85-4.00(2H,m), 4.10-4.26(2H,m),                                              6.99(1H,s), 7.40-7.78(4H,m)                   29 R.sup.1 = n-octyloxy                                                                       86   oil   1720, 1700                                                                            0.10-0.70(4H,m), 0.88(3H,t,                                                                      Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              J=7Hz), 1.00-1.30(1H,m),                                                                         C.sub.26 H.sub.35                                                              BrN.sub.2 O.sub.4 :            X.sup.1 = 2-bromo      form)  1.10-1.90(12H,m), 2.42(6H,s),                                                                    519.4914                       X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         3.93(2H,d,J=7Hz), 4.05-4.35(2H,                                                                  Found: 519.4836                                              m), 6.55(1H,s), 7.00-7.60(4H,m)               30 R.sup.1 = 2-ethylhexyloxy                                                                  30   oil   1720, 1705                                                                            0.15-0.28(2H,m), 0.42-0.55(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              0.80-1.00(6H,m), 1.00-1.18(1H,m),                                                                C.sub.26 H.sub.35                                                              ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 :            X.sup.1 = 2-chloro     form)  1.18-1.78(9H,m), 2.42(3H,s),                                                                     475.0304                       X.sup.3 = X.sup.3 = H         2.43(3H,s), 3.91(2H,d,J=7Hz),                                                                    Found: 475.0310                                              4.10-4.25(2H,m), 6.62(1H,s),                                                   7.10-7.42(4H,m)                               31 R.sup.1 = cyclopropyl-                                                                     35   oil   1720, 1710                                                                            0.15-0.78(8H,m), 1.00-1.35(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 methyloxy              (chloro-                                                                              2.44(3H,s), 2.48(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.22 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              427.4593                       R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           form)  4.15(2H,m), 4.12(2H,d,J=7.5Hz),                                                                  Found: 427.4600                X.sup.1 = 3-nitro             6.30(1H,s), 7.48(1H,t,J=8Hz),                    X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         7.62(1H,d,J=8Hz), 8.15(1H,d                                                    J=8Hz), 8.20(1H,s)                            32 R.sup.1 = 5-phenylpentyloxy                                                                47   oil   1720, 1700                                                                            0.15-0.30(2H,m), 0.45-0.65(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              1.05-1.20(1H,m), 1.40-1.90(6H,m),                                                                C.sub.29 H.sub.33                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              519.6006                       X.sup.1 = 3-nitro      form)  2.42(3H,s), 2.50(3H,brs),                                                                        Found: 519.6016                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.65(2H,t,J=8Hz), 4.00(2H,m),                                                  4.30(2H,t,J=8Hz), 6.30(1H,s),                                                  7.13-7.40(5H,m), 7.43-8.24(4H,m)              33 R.sup.1 = n-heptyloxy                                                                      56   oil   1720, 1700                                                                            0.10-0.25(2H,m), 0.40-0.55(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              0.80-0.95(3H,m), 1.05-1.20(1H,m),                                                                C.sub.25 H.sub.33                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              471.5560                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  1.20-1.75(10H,m), 2.35(3H,s),                                                                    Found: 471.5581                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.46(3H,brs), 3.85-4.00(2H,m),                                                 4.08-4.30(2H,m), 6.90(1H,s),                                                   7.35-7.80(4H,m)                               34 R.sup.1 = 2-ethylhexyloxy                                                                  83   oil   1725, 1700                                                                            0.10-0.25(2H,m), 0.35-0.55(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl                                                                           (chloro-                                                                              0.70-1.00(6H,m), 1.00-1.25(1H,m),                                                                C.sub.26 H.sub.35                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              485.5829                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro      form)  1.10-1.80(9H,m), 2.34(3H,s),                                                                     Found: 485.5835                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.46(3H,brs), 3.80-4.05(2H,m),                                                 4.05-4.30(2H,m), 6.90(1H,s),                                                   7.35-7.85(4H,m)                               35 R.sup.1 = ethoxy                                                                           75   m.p.  1730, 1710                                                                            0.96(6H,t,J=7Hz), 1.33(3H,t,                                                                     Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = diethylaminoethyl                                                                     74-75°                                                                               J=7Hz), 2.34(3H,s), 2.45(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.22 H.sub.30                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.6 :                                                              446.2162                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro                                                                               (chloro-     2.45-2.55(6H,m), 4.10-4.38(4H,m),                                                                Found: 446.2117                X.sup.2  = X.sup.3 = H                                                                          form.        6.85(1H,s), 7.38-7.80(4H,m)                                       hexane)                                                    36 R.sup.2 = 5-phenylpentyloxy                                                                21   oil   1730, 1705                                                                            0.15-0.25(2H,m), 0.40-0.55(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl   1.05-1.15(1H,m), 1.25-1.80(6H,m),                                                                C.sub.29 H.sub.33                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              519.2367                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro             2.33(3H,s), 2.46(3H,brs),                                                                        Found: 519.2344                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.61(2H,t,J=8Hz), 3.82-3.98                                                    (2H,m), 4.05-4.30(2H,m),                                                       6.89(1H,s), 7.12-7.80(9H,m)                   37 R.sup.1 = 4-phenylbutyloxy                                                                 38   oil   1730, 1700                                                                            0.13-0.20(2H,m), 0.40-0.47(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                 R.sup.2 = cyclopropylmethyl   1.03-1.14(1H,m), 1.60-1.78(4H,m),                                                                C.sub.28 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              505.2213                       X.sup.1 = 2-nitro             2.34(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 505.2216                X.sup.2 = X.sup.3 = H         2.64(2H,t,J=7Hz), 3.84-3.98                                                    (2H,m), 4.11-4.31(2H,m),                                                       6.90(1H,s), 7.14-7.77(4H,m)                   __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 38 5-(n-Butyloxycarbonyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-ethylhexyloxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

A solution of 1.4 g of 5-(n-butyloxycarbonyl)-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,6-dimethyl-dihydropyrimidine in 10 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added at room temperature to a suspension of 1 g of sodium hydride (as 50% suspension) in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran. After 20 minutes, a solution of 1 g of 2-ethylhexyl chloroformate in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran was added dropwise and after 30 minutes the reaction solution was diluted with ice water and extracted three times with ether. The organic layer was washed twice with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and evaporated to remove the solvent to obtain 2 g of the residue. It was purified on 50 g of silica gel by column chromatography and eluted with 0.5% methanol/chloroform to obtain 1.47 g (71% yiled) of title compound.

EXAMPLE 39 3-(2-Heptyloxycarbonyl)-2,6-dimethyl-5-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxycarbonyl)-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

0.5 ml of Triethylamine was added to a solution of 200 mg of 2,6-dimethyl-5-(3-methyl-2-butenyloxycarbonyl)-4-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-dihydropyrimidine in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and 2-heptyl chloroformate dissolved in 6 ml of THF was added dropwise. The 2-heptyl chloroformate was prepared by adding 0.25 ml of N,N-diethylaniline dissolved in 2 ml of THF to a solution of 0.15 g of 2-heptyn-1-ol and 0.1 mg of trichloromethyl chloroformate in 4 ml of THF in a separate reaction vessel. After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography (silica gel 20 g, eluant:benzene/ethyl acetate 9:1) to obtain 187 mg (69% yield) of title product.

EXAMPLE 40 5-Isopropyloxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-3-(4-n-propyloxycarbonylphenyloxycarbonyl)-3,4-dihydropyrimidine

A solution of 250 mg (1.35 millimole) of n-propyl-p-hydroxybenzoate in 7 ml of THF was added to a solution of 0.12 ml (1.00 millimole) of trichloromethyl chloroformate in 2 ml of THF and then a solution of 0.25 ml (1.57 millimole) of N,N-diethylaniline in 6 ml of THF was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1.5 hrs at room temperature. Independently, 0.30 g (6.25 millimole) of sodium hydride washed with hexane was suspended in 5 ml of THF and a solution of 200 mg (0.63 millimole) of 5-isopropyloxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-dihydropyrimidine in 5 ml os THF was added dropwise and stirred for 40 minutes at room temperature. And to this mixture the above reaction mixture was added and stirred for 30 minutes. Ice water was added and the mixture was extracted three times with ether. The organic layer was washed twice with water, dried over magnesium sulfate (dehydrating agent) and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified on silica gel by column chromatography (silica gel 30 g, eluant:benzene/ethyl acetate 9:1) to obtain 117 mg (35% yield) of tilte compound.

Physicochemical data of products obtained in Examples 38-40 are shown in Table 4.

By the methods of Examples 38-40, products of Examples 41-63 were obtained. Physicochemical data of the products are also shown in Table 4.

                                      TABLE 4                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR15##                                                   (1)               Ex.             Yield                                                                              Pro- IR spectrum                                                                           NMR spectrum      High resolution              No.                                                                               Compound     (%) perties                                                                             (cm.sup.-1)                                                                           (CDCl.sub.3, δ ppm, 270                                                                    mass spectrum                __________________________________________________________________________     38 X.sup.1 =2-chloro                                                                           71  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.83-0.92(9H,m), 1.20-1.40(10H,                                                                  Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1710                                                                            m), 1.53-1.71(3H,m), 2.40(3H,s),                                                                 C.sub.26 H.sub.37                                                              ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 :                                                            477.0462                        R.sup.1 =2-ethylhexyloxy     2.43(3H,s), 4.06-4.23(4H,m),                                                                     Found: 477.0492                 R.sup.2 =n-butyl             6.60(1H,s), 7.13-7.36(4H,m)                    39 X.sup.1 =X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =methoxy                                                          69  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.90(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.35-1.55                                                                      Calculated for                  R.sup.1 =2-heptynyloxy                                                                          oil  2240, 1730,                                                                           4H,m), 1.65(3H,s), 1.73(3H,s),                                                                   C.sub.29 H.sub.38                                                              N.sub.2 O.sub.7 :                                                              526.6328                        R.sup.3 =3-methyl-2-  1710   2.22(2H,t,J=7Hz), 2.41(3H,s),                                                                    Found: 526.6301                 butenyl                      2.42(3H,s), 3.81(9H,brs),                                                      4.55-4.70(2H,m), 4.84(2H,brs),                                                 5.32(1H,t,J=7Hz), 6.13(1H,s),                                                  6.53(2H,s)                                     40 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            35  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          1.03(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.08(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1745, 1710                                                                            J=6Hz), 1.29(3H,d,J=6Hz),                                                                        C.sub.27 H.sub.29                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.8 :                                                              523.5455                        R.sup.1 =4-n-propyloxy-      1.83(2H,m), 2.41(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 523.5476                 carbonylphenyloxy            (3H,s), 4.29(2H,t,J=7Hz), 5.01-                   R.sup.2 =isopropyl           5.10(1H,m), 7.07(1H,s), 7.26                                                   (2H,d,J=9Hz), 7.35-7.81(4H,m),                                                 8.09(2H,d,J=9Hz)                               41 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            79  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          1.06(3H,d,J=6Hz), 1.28(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1700                                                                            J=6Hz), 2.27(3H,s), 2.43(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.24 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              451.4816                        R.sup.1 =benzyloxy           5.00-5.26(1H,m), 5.10(1H,d,                                                                      Found: 451.4820                 R.sup.2 =isopropyl           J=13Hz), 5.28(1H,d,J=13Hz),                                                    6.87(1H,s), 7.36-7.79(9H,m)                    42 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            59  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.06(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1740, 1710                                                                            J=6Hz), 1.27-1.30(3H,d,J=6Hz                                                                     C.sub.23 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              445.5179                        R.sup.1 =n-hexyloxy          8H,m), 2.32(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                   Found: 445.5199                 R.sup.2 =isopropyl           4.14-4.23(2H,m), 5.01-5.05(1H,                                                 m), 6.87(1H,s), 7.39-7.78(4H,m)                43 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            96  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.75-1.05(9H,m), 1.15-1.85                                                                       Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1720, 1700                                                                            (11H,m), 2.33(3H,s), 2.47(3H,s),                                                                 C.sub.25 H.sub.35                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              473.5718                        R.sup.1 =2-ethylhexyloxy     3.95-4.30(4H,m), 6.88(1H,s),                                                                     Found; 473.5710                 R.sup.2 =n-propyl            7.30-7.90(4H,m)                                44 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            56  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.80(3H,t,J=7Hz), 0.93(3H,t,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1720, 1700                                                                            J=7Hz), 1.55-1.75(2H,m),                                                                         C.sub.23 H.sub.29                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              443.5021                        R.sup.1 =cis-3-hexenyloxy    2.15(2H,m), 2.33(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 443.5040                 R.sup.2 =n-propyl            2.55(5H,m), 4.00-4.35(4H,m,                                                    5.20-5.35(1H,m), 5.40-5.60(1H,m),                                              6.86(1H,s), 7.30-7.85(4H,m)                    45 X.sup.1 =2-chloro                                                                           65  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.29-0.34(2H,m), 0.57-0.61(2H,m),                                                                Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1715                                                                            0.86(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.19-1.29                                                                      C.sub.22 H.sub.27                                                              ClN.sub.2 O.sub.4 :                                                            418.9226                        R.sup.1 =cyclopropylmethyl   (3H,m), 1.53-1.64(2H,m),                                                                         Found: 418.9245                 R.sup.2 =n-butyl             2.44(6H,brs), 4.03-4.12(4H,m),                                                 6.62(1H,s), 7.16-7.35(4H,m)                    46 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            44  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.76(3H,d,J=7Hz), 0.83(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1710                                                                            J=7Hz), 1.34(3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                        C.sub.20 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              403.4370                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy              1.99(1H,m), 2.33(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 403.4355                 R.sup.2 =isobutyl            (3H,s), 3.85-3.95(2H,m),                                                       4.15-4.38(2H,m), 6.88(1H,s),                                                   7.37-7.77(4H,m)                                47 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            68  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.77(3H,d,J= 7Hz), 0.83(3H,d,                                                                    Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1700                                                                            J=7Hz), 0.88(3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                        C.sub.25 H.sub.35                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              473.5718                        R.sup.1 =heptyloxy           1.32(8H,m), 1.65-1.72(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 473.5735                 R.sup.2 =isobutyl            2.47(3H,s), 3.90(2H,d,J=6Hz),                                                  4.08-4.30(2H,m), 6.87(1H,s),                                                   7.35-7.76(4H,m)                                48 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            44  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.76(3H,d,J=7Hz), 0.82(3H,d                                                                      Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1710                                                                            J=7Hz), 1.85-2.10(3H,m),                                                                         C.sub.27 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              493.5625                        R.sup.1 =3-phenylpropyloxy   2.32(3H,s), 2.48(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 493.5651                 R.sup.2 =isobutyl            (2H,t,J=8Hz), 3.85-3.95(2H,m),                                                 4.13-4.33(2H,m), 6.87(1H,s),                                                   7.15-7.74(9H,m)                                49 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            99  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.48, 0.90(each 3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1700                                                                            1.02, 1.26(each 3H,d,J=6Hz),                                                                     C.sub.20 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              403.4370                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy              1.33(3H×2,t,J= 7Hz),                                                                       Found: 403.4341                 R.sup.2 =sec-butyl           2H×2,m), 4.10-4.45(2H×2,m),                                        4.75-5.00(1H×2,m), 6.86, 6.89                                            (each 1H,s), 7.30-7.90(4H×2,m)           50 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            49  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.48, 0.87(each 3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1705                                                                            1.02, 1.26(each 3H,d,J=6Hz),                                                                     C.sub.29 H.sub.35                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              521.6164                        R.sup.1 =5-phenylpentyloxy   1.30-1.85(8H×2,m), 2.28,                                                                   Found: 521.6190                 R.sup.2 =sec-butyl           (each 3H,s), 2.30, 3.47(each                                                   3H,s), 2.62(2H×2,t,J=8Hz),                                               4.05-4.35(2H×2,m), 4.75-5.00                                             (1H×2,m), 6.86, 6.88(each                                                1H×2,s), 7.05-7.90(9H×2,m)         51 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            73  m.p. (film) 0.86(9H,s), 1.33(3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                    Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             106-107°                                                                     1735, 1710                                                                            1.57(2H,m), 2.34(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.22 H.sub.29                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              431.2054                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy  (ether.     (3H,brs), 4.18(2H,m), 4.30(2H,m),                                                                Found: 431.2043                 R.sup.2 = 3,3-dimethylbutyl                                                                     hexane)     6.85(1H,s), 7.35-7.78(4H,m)                    52 X.sup.1 =4-methylthio                                                                       79  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.78-0.85(6H,m), 1.24-1.32(4H,m),                                                                Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1710   1.38(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.45(1H,m),                                                                    C.sub.22 H.sub.32                                                              N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S:                                                             420.5731                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy              4.00-4.04(2H,m), 4.29-4.33(2H,m),                                                                Found: 420.5760                 R.sup.2 =2-ethylbutyl        6.16(1H,s), 7.13-7.29(4H,m)                    53 X.sup.1 =4-methylthio                                                                       77  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.77-1.18(9H,m), 1.18-1.75                                                                       Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1720, 1700                                                                            15H,m), 2.36(3H,s), 2.44(6H,s),                                                                  C.sub.28 H.sub.42                                                              N.sub.2 O.sub.4 S:                                                             502.2862                        R.sup.1 =n-heptyloxy         3.99-4.04(2H,m), 4.22-4.27(2H,m),                                                                Found: 502.2857                 R.sup.2 =2-ethylbutyl        6.15(1H,s), 7.12-7.21(4H,m)                    54 X.sup.1 =2-bromo                                                                            42  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.84(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.10-1.75(6H,                                                                  Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1710                                                                            m), 1.37(3H,t,J=7Hz), 2.41(3H,s),                                                                C.sub.21 H.sub.27                                                              BrN.sub.2 O.sub.4 :                                                            451.3625                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy              2.43(3H,s), 4.10(2H,m),                                                                          Found: 451.3654                 R.sup.2 =n-pentyl            m), 6.53(1H,s), 7.08-7.60(4H,m)                55 X.sup.1 =3-trifluoromethyl                                                                  56  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.80-0.95(6H,m), 1.15-1.80                                                                       Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1720, 1705                                                                            (16H,m), 2.39(3H,s),                                                                             C.sub.27 H.sub.37                                                              F.sub.3 N.sub.2 O.sub.4                                                        : 510.5996                      R.sup.1 =n-heptyloxy         2.45(3H,s), 4.00-4.20(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 510.6007                 R.sup.2 =n-pentyl            4.26(2H,t,J=7Hz), 6.21(1H,s),                                                  7.40-7.60(4H,m)                                56 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            82  yellow                                                                              (chloroform)                                                                          0.85(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.00-1.80                                                                      Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             crystals                                                                            1720, 1695                                                                            (10H,m), 1.33(3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                       C.sub.23 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              445.5179                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy  m.p. 71-73°                                                                         2.34(3H,s), 2.47(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 445.5149                 R.sup.2 =heptyl  (benzene.   4.05-4.40(4H,m), 6.86(1H,s),                                       hexane)     7.30-7.85(4H,m)                                57 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            79  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.75-1.00(6H,m), 1.05-1.85                                                                       Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1710                                                                            (20H,m), 2.33(3H,s), 2.46                                                                        C.sub.28 H.sub.41                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              515.6526                        R.sup.1 =n-heptyloxy         (3H,brs), 4.05-4.35(4H,m),                                                                       Found: 515.6554                 R.sup.2 =n-heptyl            6.86(1H,s), 7.30-7.90(4H,m)                    58 X.sup.1 =3-cyano                                                                            83  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.90-1.80(11H,m), 1.39(3H,t,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  2210, 1720,                                                                           J=7Hz), 2.37(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.24 H.sub.29                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              423.5144                        R.sup.1 =ethoxy       1700   4.00-4.25(2H,m), 4.25-4.45(2H,m),                                                                Found: 423.5170                 R.sup.2 =2-cyclopentylethyl  6.20(1H,s), 7.30-7.70(4H,m)                    59 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            32  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          0.79(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.45-1.85                                                                      Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1705                                                                            (2H,m), 1.59(3H,s), 1.66(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.27 H.sub.35                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              497.5941                        R.sup.1 =geranyloxy          1.73(3H,s), 1.90-2.25(4H,m),                                                                     Found: 497.5952                 R.sup.2 =n-propyl            2.33(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s), 4.06                                                   (2H,t,J=7Hz), 4.55-4.85(2H,m),                                                 5.00-5.15(1H,m), 5.30-5.45(1H,m),                                              6.86(1H,s), 7.35-7.85(4H,m)                    60 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            42  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          1.07(3H,d,J=6Hz), 1.29(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1730, 1700                                                                            J=6Hz), 1.45-1.90(11H,m),                                                                        C.sub.24 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.6 :                                                              457.5290                        R.sup.1 = 2-cyclopentyl-     2.32(3H,s), 2.46(3H,brs),                                                                        Found: 457.5299                 ethyloxy                     4.10-4.35(2H.m), 5.05(1H,m),                      R.sup.2 =isopropyl           6.86(1H,s), 7.35-7.82(4H,m)                    61 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            55  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          1.06(3H,d,J=6Hz), 1.29(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1725, 1700                                                                            J=6Hz), 2.23(3H,s), 2.45(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.27 H.sub.31                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.8 :                                                              525.5613                        R.sup.1 =2-(3,4-dimethoxy-   2.99(2H,t,J=7Hz), 3.84(3H×2,s×                                     2),               Found: 525.5634                 phenyl)ethoxy                4.25-4.55(2H,m), 4.90-5.15                        R.sup.2 =isopropyl           (1H,m), 6.65-6.85(3H,m),                                                       6.84(1H,s), 7.30-7.90(4H,m)                    62 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            12  colorless                                                                           (chloroform)                                                                          1.07(3H,d,J=6Hz), 1.29(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             oil  1740, 1705                                                                            J=6Hz), 2.31(3H,s), 2.46(3H,brs),                                                                C.sub.24 H.sub.24                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.8 :                                                              496.4792                        R.sup.1 =2-nitrobenzyloxy    5.04(1H,m), 5.52(1H,d,J=14Hz),                                                                   Found: 496.4766                 R.sup.2 =isopropyl           5.70(1H,d,J=14Hz), 6.92(1H,s),                                                 7.35-7.80(3H,m), 8.14(1H,d,J=8Hz)              63 X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                            63  m.p. (chloroform)                                                                          0.81(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.50-1.80                                                                      Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             136-138°                                                                     1750, 1705                                                                            (2H,m), 2.42(3H,s), 2.52(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.23 H.sub.22                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.8 :                                                              482.4523                        R.sup.1 =4-nitrophenyloxy                                                                       (benzene.   4.10(2H,t,J=7Hz), 7.06(1H,s),                                                                    Found: 482.4550                 R.sup.2 =n-propyl                                                                               hexane)     7.40(2H,brd,J=9Hz), 7.35-7.85                                                  (4H,m), 8.29(2H,brd,J=9Hz)                     __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 64

The pharmacological effect (ED₃₀) of the compounds of the present invention with respect to the resistance of the vessels of vertebral artery in anesthetized dogs was tested by the following procedure.

Test method

Male and female dogs (7-14 kg in weight) were induction-anesthetized with thiopental sodium (35 mg/kg, intraperitoneal), anesthetized with urethane (400 mg/kg, intravenous) and chloralose (60 mg/kg, intravenous) and kept under artificial respiration during the test. The first and second ribs were cut open to expose the left vertebral artery. A probe was attached to the origin of the artery and the blood flow was measured with an electromagnetic rheometer (Model MF-27, product of Nihon Koden K.K.).

At the same time, continuous measurement of the following parameters was made: systemic blood pressure (average pressure) at the right femoral artery, the ECG in the second induction period, the heart beat with a tachometer driven by the R wave, and the blood vessel resistance determined by loading a multilication/division unit (EO-601 G, product of Nihon Koden K.K.) with the average values of blood pressure and blood flow in the vertebral artery. All of these parameters were recorded simultaneously on a polygraph (RM-600, product of Nihon Koden, K.K.).

All the test compounds were injected through a cannula inserted into the femoral vein.

The ED₃₀ (μg/kg) values obtained by intravenous injection are listed in Table 5, wherein the Compound Numbers are keyed to the Example Numbers.

                  TABLE 5                                                          ______________________________________                                         Compound No.   ED.sub.30 (μg/kg)                                            ______________________________________                                          1             9.2                                                              2             12.0                                                             3             8.6                                                              4             9.0                                                              5             13.0                                                             6             8.5                                                              7             5.9                                                              9             12.0                                                            10             16.0                                                            12             3.2                                                             13             3.0                                                             17             15.0                                                            18             13.0                                                            19             1.3                                                             20             5.2                                                             27             3.0                                                             31             5.6                                                             36             1.6                                                             37             1.1                                                             41             2.8                                                             42             6.1                                                             43             6.0                                                             46             13.0                                                            47             7.8                                                             48             16.0                                                            49             13.0                                                            50             17.0                                                            60             11.0                                                            ______________________________________                                    

Processes for preparing dihydropyrimidine derivatives represented by the formulae (2a) and (2b) which are tautomeric isomers are shown in the following preparations.

PREPARATION 1 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-phenyl-dihydropyrimidine

625 ml of 5-Ethoxycarbonyl-6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine was dissolved in 5 ml of anhydrous benzene and 472 mg of para-toluene sulfonic acid was added and refluxed for 1.5 hrs.

Almost benzene was removed by distillation and the residue was diluted with saturated aqueous potassium carbonate solution and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous potassium carbonate and then the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain 572 mg of the residue. It was subjected to alumina (Wako Junyaku K.K.) column chromatography and eluted with a mixture of chloroform/benzene 1:1 and then chloroform to obtain 398 mg of title compound. The compound was dissolved in ethanol and treated with saturated etheric HCl solution to obtain a HCl salt of title dihydropyrimidine. Properties: Colorless crystals

m.p.: 156°-157° (Recrystallization from ether/hexane)

IR spectrum (CHCl₃, cm⁻¹): 3440, 1695

¹ H-NMR spectrum (DMSO-d₆, ppm): 1.08 (3H, t, J=7 Hz), 1.86 (3H, s), 2.20 (3H, s), 3,96 (2H, q, J=7 Hz), 5.33 (1H, s), 7.15-7.30 (5H, m)

Properties of HCl salt:

m.p.: 209°-211° (Recrystallization from ethanol/ether)

Analysis: Caluculated for C₁₅ H₁₉ ClN₂ O₂ : C, 61.12; H, 6.50; N, 9.50 (%). Found: C, 61.14; H, 6.52; N, 9.34 (%).

By the methods of Examples 18(b) and 19(a), dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula (2a) or (2b) shown in Table 6 were produced in Preparations 2-8 by using diketene.

                                      TABLE 6                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR16##                                                                     Pre-           Overall                                                         para-          yield                                                           tion           (%) from   IR spectrum              High resolution             No.                                                                               Compound    diketene                                                                            Properties                                                                           (CHCl.sub.3, cm.sup.-1)                                                                NMR spectrum (CDCl.sub.3, δ                                                               mass                        __________________________________________________________________________                                                        spectrum                    2  R.sup.2 =methylbenzyl-                                                                     44   oil   3410, 1690,                                                                            2.02(3H,s), 2.05(3H,s),                                                                         Calculated for                 aminoethyl             1610    t,J=6Hz), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                           C.sub.23 H.sub.26                                                              N.sub.4 O.sub.4 :                                                              422.1951                       X.sup.1 =2-nitro               J=14Hz), 3.42(2H,d,J=14Hz),                                                                     Found: 422.1940                X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            4.05(2H,t,J=6Hz), 5.98(1H,s),                                                  7.20-7.85(4H,m)                              3  R.sup.2 =2-methoxyethyl                                                                    18   oil   3410, 1690,                                                                            1.90(3H,s), 2.33(3H,s),                                                                         Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =2-nitro       1610    (3H,s), 3.32(2H,t,J=5Hz),                                                                       C.sub.16 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.5 :                                                              333.3456                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            4.00(2H,t,J=5Hz), 6.00(1H,s),                                                                   Found: 333.3462                                               7.20-7.85(4H,m)                              4  R.sup.2 =2-phenoxyethyl                                                                     3   oil   3425, 1700,                                                                            2.01(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                         Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =2-nitro       1600    4.00(2H,m), 4.08-4.20(2H,m),                                                                    C.sub.21 H.sub.21                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.5 :                                                              395.1479                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            5.98(1H,s), 6.70-7.75(4H,m)                                                                     Found: 395.1468             5  R.sup.2 =cyclopropylmethyl                                                                 27   m.p.  3420, 1695,                                                                            -0.13-0.15(2H,m), 0.25-0.50(2H,                                                                 Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =2-nitro 124-126°                                                                      1610    m), 0.70-0.90(1H,m), 1.99(3H,s),                                                                C.sub.17 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              329.1376                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                             (ethyl-       2.42(3H,s), 3.69(2H,d,J=7Hz),                                                                   Found: 329.1376                                 acetate-      6.00(1H,s), 7.30-7.80(4H,m)                                      hexane)                                                    6  R.sup.2 =cyclopropylmethyl                                                                 13   oil   3400, 1690,                                                                            0.00-0.15(2H,m), 0.30-0.45(2H,m),                                                               Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =2-chloro      1670, 1610                                                                             0.85-1.00(1H,m), 1.94(3H,s),                                                                    C.sub.17 H.sub.19                                                              ClN.sub.2 O.sub.2 :                                                            318.8049                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            2.43(3H,s), 3.77(2H,d,J=7Hz),                                                                   Found: 318.8040                                               6.00(1H,s), 7.15-7.40(4H,m)                  7  R.sup.2 =cyclopropylmethyl                                                                 36   oil   3420, 1695                                                                             -0.40-0.50(4H,m), 0.80-1.10(1H,                                                                 Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =2-bromo               m), 1.87(3H,s), 2.39(3H,brs),                                                                   C.sub.17 H.sub.19                                                              BrN.sub.2 O.sub.2 :                                                            363.2559                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            3.77(2H,d,J=7Hz), 5.10-5.80(1H,                                                                 Found: 363. 2563                                              m), 5.97(1H,s), 6.90-7.70(4H,m)              8  R.sup.2 =cyclopropylmethyl                                                                 70   oil   3430, 1700                                                                             0.13-0.50(4H,m), 0.98-1.10(1H,m),                                                               Calculated for                 X.sup.1 =3-nitro               2.04(3H,s), 2.36(3H,s),                                                                         C.sub.17 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              329.1376                       X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H            3.80-3.90(2H,m), 5.69(1H,s),                                                                    Found: 329.1374                                               7.43- 8.16(4H,m)                             __________________________________________________________________________

PREPARATION 9 5-n-Butyloxycarbonyl-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-chloro)phenyldihydropyrimidine

12 g of t-Butoxypotassium dissolved in 50 ml of dimethylformamide was added to a solution of 13 g of acetamidine hydrochloride in 100 ml of dimethylformamide with stirring at 0° C. Then a solution of 28 g of n-butyl 2-acetyl-3-(2-chloro)phenyl-2-propenoate in 50 ml of dimethyl formamide was added dropwise. After 30 minutes, 40 g of paratoluene sulfonic acid monohydrate was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was heated at 100°-120° C. for 2 hrs. The reaction solution was made alkaline with NaOH and extracted with 200 ml of ether×4 and the organic layer was twice washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure. 31.6 g of the residue was purified on silica gel (500 g of SiO₂) by chromatography and eluted with 3-10% methanol/chloroform to obtain 24 g (75% yield) of title compound as crystals.

Physicochemical data of the product are shown in Table 7.

By the method of Preparation 9, dihydropyrimidine derivatives of the formula (2a) or (2b) were obtained by using diketene in Preparations 10-20. Yield data and physicochemical data of the products are also shown in Table 7.

                                      TABLE 7                                      __________________________________________________________________________      ##STR17##                                                                     Prep-              Properties                                                  ara-               (Recrystal-                                                 tion           Yield                                                                              lization                                                                             IR spectrum                                                                            NMR spectrum      High resolution             No. (2a) or (2b)                                                                              (%) solvents)                                                                            (CHCl.sub.3, cm.sup.-1)                                                                (CDCl.sub.3, δ ppm, 270                                                                    mass                        __________________________________________________________________________                                                        spectrum                     9  X.sup.1 =2-chloro                                                                         75  m.p.  3430, 1700                                                                             0.78(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.05-1.14(2H,m),                                                               Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           90-95° 1.37- 1.47(2H,m), 1.80(3H,s)                                                                     C.sub.17 H.sub.21                                                              ClN.sub.2 O.sub.2 :                                                            320.8207                        R.sup.2 =n-butyl                                                                              (benzene.     2.33(3H,s), 3.85-4.01(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 320.8186                                hexane)       5.97(1H,s), 7.12-7.34(4H,m)                   10  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          81  m.p.  3410, 1690                                                                             0.76(3H,d,J=6Hz), 1.08(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           129-132°                                                                              J=6Hz), 1.98(3H,s), 2.43(3H,s),                                                                  C.sub.16 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              317.3462                        R.sup.2 =isopropyl                                                                            (chloro-      4.77-4.86(1H,m), 5.92(1H,s),                                                                     Found: 317.3490                                form.         6.50(1H,br), 7.37-7.85(4H,m)                                     hexane)                                                     11  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          62  m.p.  3410, 1690                                                                             0.66(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.30-1.50(2H,m),                                                               Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           146-148°                                                                              2.00(3H,s), 2.46(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.16 H.sub.19                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              317.3462                        R.sup.2 =n-propyl                                                                             (benzene.     3.75-3.95(2H,m), 5.97(1H,s),                                                                     Found: 317.3492                                hexane)       7.30-7.95(4H,m)                               12  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          85  colorless                                                                            3430, 1700                                                                             0.65(3H,d,J=7Hz), 0.67(3H,d,                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil           J=7Hz), 1.63-1.73(1H,m),                                                                         C.sub.17 H.sub.21                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              331.3732                        R.sup.2 =isobutyl            (3H,s), 2.43(3H,s), 3.62-3.75                                                                    Found: 331.3740                                              (2H,m), 6.01(1H,s),                                                            7.37-7.85(4H,m)                               13  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          47  colorless                                                                            3440, 1705                                                                             0.36, 0.78(each 3H,t,J=7Hz),                                                                     Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil           0.72, 1.07(each 3H,t,J=6Hz),                                                                     C.sub.17 H.sub.21                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              331.3732                        R.sup.2 =sec-butyl           1.10-1.30, 1.30-1.50(each                                                                        Found: 331.3760                                              1.98(3H×2,s), 2.43, 2.45(each 3H,                                        s), 4.60-4.80(1H×2,m), 5.94, 5.97                                        (each 1H,s), 7.30-7.95(4H×2,m)          14  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          57  colorless                                                                            3410, 1690,                                                                            0.80(9H,s), 1.28(2H,t,J=6Hz),                                                                    Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil   1610    1.99(3H,s), 2.43(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.19 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              359.1842                        R.sup.2 =3,3-dimethyl-       3.95(2H,t,J=6Hz), 5.97(1H,s),                                                                    Found: 359.1835                 butyl                        7.35-7.85(4H,m)                               15  X.sup.1 =3-trifluoro-                                                                     52  colorless                                                                            3430, 1690,                                                                            0.83(3H,t,J=7Hz), 1.10-1.60(6H,m),                                                               Calculated for                  methyl         oil   1655    1.94(3H,s), 2.32(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.19 H.sub.23                                                              F.sub.3 N.sub.2                                                                O.sub.2 : 368.4010              X.sup. 2 =X.sup.3 =H         4.00(2H,m), 5.57(1H,s),                                                                          Found: 368.4039                 R.sup.2 =n-pentyl            7.38-7.70(4H,m)                               16  X.sup.1 =4-methylthio                                                                     80  colorless                                                                            3420, 1700,                                                                            0.78(6H,m), 1.17(4H,m),                                                                          Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil   1630    1.38(1H,m), 1.92(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.20 H.sub.28                                                              N.sub.2 O.sub.2 S:                                                             360.5204                        R.sup.2 =2-ethylbutyl        2.34(3H,s), 2.47(3H,s),                                                                          Found: 360.5188                                              3.92(2H,d), 5.00(1H,br),                                                       5.46(1H,s), 7.16-7.27(4H,m)                   17  X.sup.1 =2-bromo                                                                          72  colorless                                                                            3420, 1690                                                                             0.79(3H,t,J=7Hz), 0.90-1.50(6H,m),                                                               Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil           1.94(3H,s), 2.44(3H,brs),                                                                        C.sub.18 H.sub.23                                                              BrN.sub.2 O.sub.2 :                                                            379.2986                        R.sup.2 =n-pentyl            3.94(2H,m), 5.94(1H,brs),                                                                        Found: 379.3001                                              7.05-7.60(4H,m)                               18  X.sup.1 =2-nitro                                                                          82  colorless                                                                            3400, 1685                                                                             0.86(3H,t,J=7Hz), 0.85-1.50                                                                      Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil           (10H,m), 1.97(3H,s), 2.43(3H,s),                                                                 C.sub.20 H.sub.27                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.4 :                                                              373.4540                        R.sup.2 =n-heptyl            3.75-4.05(2H,m), 5.98(1H,s),                                                                     Found: 373.4561                                              7.30-8.00(4H,m)                               19  X.sup.1 =X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =methoxy                                                        32  colorless                                                                            3430, 1695                                                                             1.61(3H,s), 1.70(3H,s),                                                                          Calculated for                  R.sup.2 =3-methyl-2-                                                                          oil           1.98(3H,s), 2.33(3H,s),                                                                          C.sub.21 H.sub.28                                                              N.sub.2 O.sub.5 :                                                              388.4658                        butenyl                      3.80(9H,s), 4.45-4.60(2H,m),                                                                     Found: 388.4641                                              5.24(1H,t,J=7Hz), 5.46(1H,s),                                                  6.54(2H,s)                                    20  X.sup.1 =3-cyano                                                                          75  colorless                                                                            3420, 2225,                                                                            0.90-1.85(11H,m), 1.98(3H,s),                                                                    Calculated for                  X.sup.2 =X.sup.3 =H                                                                           oil   1690    2.34(3H,s), 3.95-4.15(2H,m),                                                                     C.sub.21 H.sub.25                                                              N.sub.3 O.sub.2 :                                                              351.4506                        R.sup.2 =2-cyclo-            5.57(1H,s), 7.35-7.75(4H,m)                                                                      Found: 351.4533                 pentylethyl                                                                __________________________________________________________________________

As clearly shown in Table 5, the compounds of this invention have strong vasodilative effects and the effects endure over a long period. This makes the compounds useful as vasodilators, agents for improving brain circulation and hypotensive agents. By administering the compound of this invention at a lower dose level and at long intervals the above diseases can be effectively treated and the side effects of the compound of this invention are then minimized. Therefore, treatment of the above diseases with the compound of this invention can be simply and safely maintained over a long period. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A 2,6-dimethyl-3N,5-disubstituted-4-(substituted phenyl) 3,4-dihydropyrimidine compound of the formula: CHO et al--Serial No. 708,885 ##STR18## wherein X¹, X² and X³ are the same or different and are hydrogen, nitro, Br, F, Cl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylthio or lower alkoxy, with the proviso that when one of X¹, X² and X³ is nitro or cyano, the remainder are other than nitro and cyano;R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl, (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl, --O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is i, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₃) haloalkyl, --O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; R² is (C₁ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkyl, --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, (C₄ -C₇) straight or branched alkenyl, ##STR19## wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropylbenzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or --(CH₂)_(r) --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with the proviso that when R¹ is methoxy or ethoxy, R² is neither methyl nor ethyl, or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of said compound.
 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein X¹, X² and X³ are the same or different and are methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy.
 3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy,--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, --O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁₋ C₃) alkyl, or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; and R² is --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, ##STR20## wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or --(CH₂)_(r) --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl.
 4. Compound according to claim 3, wherein D is phenyl, nitrophenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, methoxycarbonylphenyl, ethoxycarbonylphenyl, propoxycarbonylphenyl, fluorophenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, ethoxyphenyl, trimethoxyphenyl, cyanophenyl or diethoxyphenyl.
 5. A compound according to claim 1 or 3 wherein D is phenyl, nitrophenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, methoxycarbonylphenyl, ethoxycarbonylphenyl, propoxycarbonylphenyl, fluorophenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, methoxyphenyl, trimethoxyphenyl, cyanophenyl or diethoxyphenyl.
 6. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy,--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₃) haloalkyl, --O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; and R² is methyl or ethyl.
 7. A compound according to claim 6 wherein D is phenyl, nitrophenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, fluorophenyl, methoxyphenyl or dimethoxyphenyl.
 8. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy,--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; and R² is (C₃ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkyl, (C₄ -C₇) straight, or branched alkenyl or --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl.
 9. A compound according to claim 8 wherein D is phenyl, nitrophenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, methoxycarbonylphenyl, ethoxycarbonylphenyl, propoxycarbonylphenyl, fluorophenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, methoxyphenyl, trimethoxyphenyl, cyanophenyl or diethoxyphenyl.
 10. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R¹ is (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl or (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl and R² is methyl or ethyl.
 11. A composition for treating disorders of the cardiovascular system comprising 2,6-dimethyl-3N,5-disubstituted-4-(substituted phenyl) 3,4-dihydropyrimidine compound(s) of the formula: ##STR21## wherein X¹, X² and X³ are the same or different and are hydrogen, nitro, Br, F, Cl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylthio or lower alkoxy, with the proviso that when one of X¹, X² and X³ is nitro or cyano, the remainder are other than nitro and cyano;R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl, (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl,--O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₂) haloalkyl, , --O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; R² is (i) (C₁ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkyl, (ii) (C₄ -C₇) straight or branched alkenyl, (iii) --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, (iv) ##STR22## wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or (v) --(CH₂)_(r) --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with the proviso that when R¹ is methoxy or ethoxy, R² is neither methyl nor ethyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of said compound; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 12. A method for treating disorders of the cardiovascular system in a mammal comprising administering an effective amount of a 2,6-dimethyl-3N,5-disubstituted-4-(substituted phenyl) 3,4-dihydropyrimidine compound of the formula: ##STR23## wherein X¹, X² and X³ are the same or different and are hydrogen, nitro, Br, F, Cl, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylthio or lower alkoxy, with the proviso that when one of X¹, X² and X³ is nitro or cyano, the remainder are other than nitro and cyano;R¹ is (C₁ -C₁₃) straight or branched alkoxy, (C₄ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkenyloxy, (C₅ -C₈) straight or branched alkynyloxy, (C₁ -C₄) straight or branched alkyl, (C₃ -C₆) cycloalkyl, --O--(CH₂)_(n) --A wherein n is 1, 2 or 3, A is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl or (C₁ -C₃) haloalkyl, --O--(CH₂)_(m) --O--B wherein m is 1, 2, 3 or 4, B is (C₁ -C₃) alkyl, or --O--(CH₂)_(l) --D wherein l is an integer from zero to 8, D is phenyl or substituted phenyl; R² is (i) (C₁ -C₁₂) straight or branched alkyl, (ii) (C₄ -C₇) straight or branched alkenyl, (iii) --(CH₂)_(p) --E wherein p is 1, 2 or 3, E is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl or cyclopentyl, (iv) ##STR24## wherein q is 2, 3 or 4, G and J are the same or different and are phenyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, benzyl, phenethyl, methoxycarbonyl or ethoxycarbonyl, or (v) --(CH₂)_(r) --O--L wherein r is 1 or 2, L is methyl, ethyl or phenyl, with the proviso that when R¹ is methoxy or ethoxy, R² is neither methyl nor ethyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt of said compound to said mammal.
 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein D is phenyl, nitrophenyl, chlorophenyl, bromophenyl, methoxycarbonylphenyl, ethoxycarbonylphenyl, propoxycarbonylphenyl, fluorophenyl, dimethoxyphenyl, methoxyphenyl, trimethoxyphenyl, cyanophenyl or diethoxyphenyl. 